This chapter provides an overview of the environment in which oral microbes live. It describes host defense factors that oral microbes face and the mechanisms the microbes use to overcome them to suc...

ISEMPH 2026 in Kiel was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who presented, participated, and especially to the hosts! See you next year in Toronto!

Schaalia odontolytica and Schaalia sp. HMT-172 surface proteins bind to streptococcal serine-rich repeat glycoproteins.

As the first and oldest department of oral biology in a U.S. dental school and the first department to offer a PhD in oral biology, we proudly uphold a legacy of excellence that spans decades. Th...

"Our work highlights how evolutionary adaptations to diet and disease may have influenced primate biology, including humans."

Abstract. Genes within the secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein locus diversified along with the formation of a calcified skeleton in vertebrates, the

Male “ghost sharks” — eerie deep-sea fish known as chimaeras that are related to sharks and rays — have a strange rod jutting from their foreheads, studded with sharp, retracta...

Researchers have finally traced the origin of the spotted ratfish’s bizarre forehead teeth, which are used for mating

A “genetic sandwich” reveals how a block of DNA entered several populations successively and was affected by natural selection.

We study the gene MUC19, for which some modern humans carry a Denisovan-like haplotype. MUC19 is a mucin, a glycoprotein that forms gels with various biological functions. We find diagnostic variants ...

Structurally complex regions of the genome are increasingly recognized as engines of evolutionary convergence due to their propensity to generate recurrent gene duplications that give rise to similar ...

Patricia Diaz, Hyuk-Jae “Edward” Kwon and Frank Scannapieco have received "distinguished scientist" awards from the IADR.

Microbial interactions with multiple species may expand the range of potential hosts, supporting both pathogen reservoirs and zoonotic spillover. Viri…

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (SDM) invites applications from qualified early- to mid-career oral health scientists and/or clinician-scientists for a full-time tenure track acade...

The isolation of dental proteins from fossils deposited 1.5 million to 18 million years ago in the Turkana Basin in Kenya, a tropical region, demonstrate the promise of dental enamel for palaeoproteom...

The skull provides some of the best evidence for the ancestral population of Neandertals, and had a tumultuous history in the decades after its discovery.

Irawati Karve, India's first female anthropologist, led a fascinating life that challenged patriarchal norms.